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A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore a portion of the 800 federal science research grants that it suspended at UCLA last month, delivering a major setback to efforts to force the university into a $1
Fontana has been illegally throwing away street vendors’ property, a lawsuit filed Aug. 11 by the Inland Coalition for Immigrant Justice claims.
The suit charges Fontana with intentionally making it burdensome to get a food vendor license—and then unconstitutionally seizing and throwing away unlicensed vendors’ carts and food.
Fontana
Childhood sexual assault litigation may be reformed again. In 2019, the legislature extended the statute of limitations around child sex assault cases, giving plaintiffs until their 40th birthday to file. In 2022, the legislature almost entirely removed the statute of limitations. With public agencies facing a tidal wave of lawsuits,
Kimberly Long, a mother cleared of her murder conviction, will be able to bring the police officers who investigated her case to court.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeal found Aug. 4 that California Central District Judge Fred Slaughter properly ruled that the five officer defendants are not protected under
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It's August 10. As a reminder, all articles published on July 27 are now free to read, regardless of subscription. Among the headlines: Feds charge Ontario surgery center staff for ICE interference, 9th Circuit affirms deportation of Mexican band member threatened by cartel, Birthright citizenship order
Government defendant
* Henry Morales v. County of San Bernardino (5:25-cv-02013): Civil Rights Act. California Central District Judge Sheri Pym presides.
* Morales sues on claims of unlawful search and seizure and excessive force following an afternoon stop Nov. 19 in Apple Valley.
* Jonathan Jaimes v. County of San Bernardino (5:
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the appointments of San Bernardino Superior Judge Corey Lee to the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division Two, and of prosecutor Maggie Yang to the county court on Aug. 7.
Lee has served as a judge since 2015, when she was appointed by then-Governor Jerry Brown.
Published rulings
PAGA suits
Salespersons are "exempt employees" when calculating paid sick leave, the Fourth District Court of Appeal, Division One, found Aug. 4. The ruling affirmed San Bernardino Superior Judge Jessica Morgan's ruling in a Private Attorneys General Act case brought by Bradley Hirdman, an
